And I’ve yet to have a single one off this line that didn’t go through a lull between 1.5-2.5 where they just go from being on fire to having to force yourself not to cull them may only be about a month or so and then they snap out of it and turn back on better than they went into the lull (figure it all comes from the same dog, both sides of this yard have 1 dog in common)
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My uncle brought this to my attention and I see it in my leopard dogs. They come on hard and fast. And somewhere in that 2nd trip around the sun, they will fall off, forget what we are even out there doing. They’ll usually come back around and really show you what they’re gonna be within the next year.
I chalk it up the fact there is lots of changes going on in a dog at that age(atleast I’d think). 2.5 they should be kind of leveling out chemically/hormonally/mentally wise in to their adult stage if that makes sense.
I’d say not directly tied to hunting I notice is the gyps are all super friendly higher strung, little tighter wound lots of personality dogs. The males are always a little calmer more reserved and pay a little more attention to what’s going on. But there is always 1 “Scooby” in every litter. Scooby is the exact kind of puppy he sounds like. Scooby makes a dog in the long run typically. but he is going to make you beat your head against a wall. My Spoon dog is last years Scooby, he’s 15 months old and I’m still beating my head with him. I think he’s going to be an all day trail dog when it’s all said and done though.
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